All news on the topic: Britain

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Britain’s youngest knife killers stabbed stranger to death in a ’horrific’ machete murder
Boys murdered teenager Shawn Seesahai in random and ‘senseless’ attack in Wolverhampton
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Drone drops fake bombs on £7,000,000 navy warship during Nato war games
The Royal Navy has been staging exercises at sea weeks after Vladimir Putin staged his own war games in the Arctic.
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Southern Water is considering importing water from Norwegian fjords to supply the UK
Contingency plan using sea tankers to deal with future shortages would be paid for from customers’ bills
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Police release images showing how Britain’s most wanted man could appear today
One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives who has been on the run for 20 years may be living in the Australian outback.
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Urgent warning issued to TSB customers as users report payment problems
TSB, one of Britain’s biggest banks, issued an ‘urgent’ warning to customers this morning as people reported issues with receiving payments.
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More UK employers are planning to reduce pay increases for 2025, according to an IDR survey
British employers plan to scale back pay increases next year, according to a survey that is likely to encourage the Bank of England as it seeks further signs that inflation pressures in the economy are easing.
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UK’s ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling plan postponed indefinitely
Policy devised under the Conservatives to be reviewed after warnings of potential chaos for producers and suppliers
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NGO claims UK National Crime Agency is ‘on its knees’
Facing understaffing and retention issues stemming from chronic underinvestment, the U.K.’s elite crime fighting agency is left hobbled, finds a new report by the non-government organization, Spotlight on Corruption.
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Scandalous Ukrainian banker Denys Horbunenko, linked to fugitive oligarch Firtash, is trying to clean up his ties to Russia
The controversial banker Denys Horbunenko, who has been in the spotlight for his ties to oligarch Dmytro Firtash, has taken active steps to remove references to his ties to Russia from the web.
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New figures reveal over 200 smartphones are stolen on UK streets every day
More than 200 smartphones are snatched every day, driven by an increased demand for second-hand devices here in the UK and abroad.
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Prince Harry has "no interest" in returning to royal duties and plans to remain in the US
Prince Harry has maintained contact with his old friends, and been in contact with the King to try and help repair their relationship, which prompted speculation he was looking to return to the royal fold
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‘Britain’s Chernobyl’ estate set for demolition, but five residents refuse to leave
A largely abandoned housing estate dubbed ‘Britain’s Chernobyl’ is finally facing the wrecking ball, but its five remaining residents have no plans to leave.
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UK’s Aviva conspired to dodge India compensation and tax rules
An Indian tax agency has found that British insurer Aviva (AV.L), opens new tab breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments, according to a notice seen by Reuters.
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Foreign Office issues travel warning as Brits face ’exit bans’ and passport seizures
The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice after reports of holidaymakers being prevented from leaving the country and having their passports seized
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Major update on Heathrow Airport strike action affecting summer holidaymakers
The PCS Union today announced hundreds of its members who work in passport control at terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Heathrow will walk out at the end of the month
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UK inflation rises to 2.2% in first increase since December
Annual rate in July climbs back above Bank of England target of 2%, ONS figures show
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UK drafting Israel evacuation plan for British nationals in case of Iranian attack
The Government says staff are ’working round the clock to plan for all scenarios to keep British nationals safe’ as tensions grow between Iran and Israel amid fears of an attack
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Majority in UK support new tax on producers of ultra-processed and junk food
Poll findings prompt calls for ministers to impose sugar tax-style levy on companies to combat obesity
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King Charles requests daily updates on riots across Britain as police brace for 100 demonstrations on ’busiest night yet’
King Charles has asked aides to update him daily on the riots hitting Britain every night, according to reports.
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Why Elon Musk is taking on Keir Starmer over UK’s far-right riots
From posting about civil war being ‘inevitable’ to tweeting at Keir Starmer about the Rotherham grooming gang scandal – surely Musk knows exactly what he’s doing with his platform, writes James Moore
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The Telegraph: Britain’s nuclear submarine software built by Belarusian and Russian engineers
Britain’s nuclear submarine engineers use software that was designed in Russia and Belarus.
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UK shelves £1.3bn of funding for technology and AI projects
Britain’s first next-generation supercomputer, planned by Tories, in doubt after Labour government move
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Tommy Robinson flees UK on Eurostar amid contempt of court proceedings
Far-right activist was detained under counter-terrorism powers on Sunday and was due to appear at high court
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Wealth taxes could raise £10bn to help plug Tory budget hole, say economists
Reforms to inheritance and capital gains taxes could reduce £20bn shortfall and combat UK’s widening wealth gap
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Britain tests Raytheon’s anti-drone laser from military vehicle
The British Army has carried out its first test of Raytheon’s anti-drone laser weapon from a military vehicle, the company said on Monday, in the latest sign that drone warfare is a growing priority for Western armed forces.